As the U.S. financial markets began to see signs of a Santa rally on Tuesday, stock analysts reiterated their ratings on these stocks:

Stone Energy (NYSE:SGY): Rodman & Renshaw reiterated its rating of Mkt Outperform for this company and changed its price target from $32 to $34. About the company: Stone Energy Corporation is an independent oil and gas company. The Company acquires, explores, develops, and operates oil and gas properties onshore and offshore in the Gulf Coast Basin. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN): Stifel Nicolaus reiterated its rating of Buy for this company and changed its price target from $45 to $40. About the company: Southwestern Energy Company is an independent energy company primarily focused on natural gas and crude oil exploration, development and production (E&P) within the United States. The Company operations also include natural gas gathering, transmission, and marketing, as well as natural gas distribution. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT): Wunderlich reiterated its rating of Hold for this company and changed its price target from $16 to $19. About the company: NetScout Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supports a family of products that enable businesses and service providers to manage the performance of computer networks and business software applications. The Company’s Application Flow Management solution consists of data collection devices and analysis and presentation software. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

(Note: Selected financial data are sourced from Briefing.com via the Wall St. Journal. All data are assumed to be accurate.)